Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued May 27 at 4:20AM CDT until May 27 at 4:45AM CDT by NWS Lake Charles LA
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
May 27, 2025 - 2:20am
Expires:
May 27, 2025 - 2:45am
Description:
At 420 AM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from near Richard to near Forked Island, moving east at 50
mph.
HAZARD...70 mph wind gusts and penny size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect considerable tree damage. Damage is likely to mobile
homes, roofs, and outbuildings.
Locations impacted include...
Crowley, Abbeville, Eunice, Jennings, Scott, Rayne, Ville Platte,
Kaplan, Church Point, Mamou, Lake Arthur, Kinder, Basile, Oberlin,
Iota, Gueydan, Elton, Mermentau, Rockefeller Wildlife Range, and
Freshwater City.
Instruction:
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
Area Description:
Acadia, LA; Allen, LA; Cameron, LA; Evangeline, LA; Jefferson Davis, LA; Lafayette, LA; St. Landry, LA; Vermilion, LA
Forcast Office:
NWS Lake Charles LA